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I have been in the AD/ANG for a total of 10 years. I have been mobilized for 2 years and during that time I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. I know this disease requires a waiver for me to even be able to stay in the ANG. My question is since I was diagnosed while was mobilized will I be able to file a VA claim for this? If I am medically separated will I get severance pay?
Hi,
To find out whether or not you are eligible for VA Disability Compensation, you'll have to make a claim with the VA. You would be eligible, if the VA determined that the disease was as a direct result of your militay service.
I've only done a real quick read on the condition, but -- from what I've read -- I think it's going to be an uphill battle for you to convince the VA that the the disease was caused by, or aggrevated by your service in the military.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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